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Thorns (Beans Album)
''Thorns'' is a 2008 studio album by American rapper Beans, released on Adored and Exploited. It includes contributions from Dabrye and Holy Fuck. Critical reception Steve Glencross of '' The List'' gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and described it as "a hard-hitting and personal work." Roque Strew of ''Pitchfork A pitchfork (also a hay fork) is an agricultural tool with a long handle and two to five tines used to lift and pitch or throw loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves. The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to th ...'' gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, saying, "''Thorns'' proves that Beans can smoothly career between maximalism and minimalism when he's in his element, building on the sci-fi slam poetry heritage he created with High Priest, M. Sayyid, and Earl Blaize." Track listing References External links * {{Authority control 2008 albums Beans (rapper) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beans (rapper)
Robert Edward Stewart II, also known as Beans is a rapper from White Plains, New York. He was a member of the underground hip hop group Antipop Consortium. He is a founder of the record label Tygr Rawwk Rcrds. Style With his distinctive, fast-flowing and poetic style, Beans amalgamates witty, thoughtful lyrics with his own productions of "Chunky psychedelic electro-hop." According to the Pitchfork Media review for the album ''Thorns'', "The MC is simply good at what he's good at, putting together bushy, crooked beats with rhymes that are both confessional and evasive." History Beans has released two LPs and one EP on AntiPop Consortium's former label Warp Records since launching his solo career in 2003: ''Tomorrow Right Now'', ''Now Soon Someday'' EP and ''Shock City Maverick''. The third solo album ''Only'' was released on Thirsty Ear Recordings in 2005, followed by the fourth album ''Thorns'' on Adored And Exploited in 2007 In 2011, Beans released the fifth solo album, ''End I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |